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National Restaurant Association show: Samples, swag draw thousands
The National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show (or as convention-goers say, "No, not that NRA ...") is the yearly confab of food and hospitality professionals at McCormick Place that began Saturday and ends Tuesday. As national...
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After nearly a half-century, Maryland House to close its doors
At one minute past midnight on Sept. 16, a state landmark known by millions of motorists will go dark. Employees will say their goodbyes before the doors and off-ramps are barricaded at Maryland House, the Interstate 95 travel plaza in Harford County...
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Hot dog! Speed eaters ready for NY contest
NEW YORK (AP) — There's more than 100 pounds difference between the two defending champions who will try to eat the most hot dogs today in the 97th edition of The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island....
Tags: Foods and Beverages, American Medical Association, Michael Bloomberg, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs
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Joey Chestnut is again top dog - 6th straight title
NEW YORK (AP) — Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Coney Island hot dog eating contest. The San Jose, Calif., man known as "Jaws" scarfed down 68 hot dogs and buns to win Wednesday in Brooklyn. He takes home $10,000 and a mustard-yellow champion'...
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Joey Chestnut is Top Hot Dog Eater -- Again
CNNNew York -- Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has successfully defended his title at Nathan's annual hot eating competition in Brooklyn, New York, tying his world record by downing 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. His victory Wednesday marks his 6th win at the competition....Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs
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Annual Nathan's Eating Contest Yields Repeat Winners
pix11.com | @MarksPIX"Jaws," also known as Joey Chestnut, has won the annual Nathan's hot dog eating men's competition in Brooklyn yet again, and this time he did so by downing 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. The crowd swelled to an estimated 40,000 people, with many fans...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs
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Joey Chestnut Chows His Way to 5th Hot Dog Contest Win
Staff WriterJoey Chestnut scarfed down 62 hot dogs to win his fifth consecutive Fourth of July hot dog eating contest at Coney Island — the equivalent of about 20,000 calories in 10 minutes. It wasn't a personal best for the 27-year-old nicknamed Jaws, but...Tags: Entertainment, New York City, Foods and Beverages, Clubs and Associations, Human Interest
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Nathans Hot Dog Hopefuls Chow Down in Cleveland
CLEVELAND, OH (PIX11) - Some serious eaters descended on Cleveland Thursday with dreams of dogging competition in their attempt to make it all the way to the top. Professional eaters, a relatively new term, took part in qualifying for a spot in Nathan'...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Cleveland, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs
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Hot Dog! Joey Wins Again!
Call it a dynasty. For the third year in a row Joey Chestnut has captured the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest.
Setting a new world record by downing 68 franks and buns, Chestnut defeated six-time victor and archrival...Tags: WPIX, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs
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Chestnut Wins Nathan's Eating Contest; Kobayashi Arrested For Crashing Event
Associated Press WriterEven as he missed weigh-in, eating champion Takeru Kobayashi was telling media in his native Japan that he wanted to compete in the Coney Island Fourth of July hot dog contest. Contestants speculated that the six-time champ would make a surprise...Tags: Football, Sports, National Football League, ESPN (tv network), Police Arrests
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PASSINGS: Murray Handwerker
Murray Handwerker
Nathan's Famous owner expanded nationwide
Murray Handwerker, 89, who turned Nathan's Famous, the Coney Island hot dog stand founded by his father, into a national franchise, died May 14 at his home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He...Tags: High School Sports, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Army, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), New York City
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